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Show Fish 'Plentiful in Chile. Along the coast of Chile, many sections of which are practically uninhabited un-inhabited at present, graves of the aborigines are found in great numbers, num-bers, and they invariably contain implements for sea fishing. From prehistoric times the coast of Chile has been noted for its diverse and extensive fisheries. The fishes are so plentiful that sea birds by the millions, mil-lions, feeding on them, are found along the coast, and the numerous guano islands indicate the great length of time the birds frequented these waters. With methods similar to those used in other countries, the fishing industry could" be revolutionized revolution-ized and established on a very large scale. The present methods in Chile are no more advanced than they were thousands of years ago. The need is felt by the Chileans themselves. The lack of sea food was recently the subject of a demand from the laborers labor-ers to the government. |